Medications are used with extreme caution in clients with ...

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Medications are used with extreme caution in clients with personality disorders because of their questionable effectiveness.
 
  If a client is receiving an antipsychotic medication, it is especially important for the nurse to monitor the client for side effects of: a. Increased thirst and urination, nausea, and anorexia
  b. Dry mouth, altered taste, sexual dysfunction, and dizziness
  c. Bone marrow depression, gastrointestinal symptoms, and confusion
  d. Extrapyramidal movements, dry mouth, blurred vision, and photophobia

Question 2

Three years after the loss of her husband of 35 years, the wife has a full-time job but finds that she cannot sleep well at night, has frequent mood changes, and attends the couple's night out with friends that she and her husband attended.
 
  Upon seeking counseling, she discovers that she is exhibiting symptoms of: a. Bereavement-related depression
  b. Complicated grief
  c. Anticipatory grief
  d. Caregiver grief

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Answer to Question 1

D
These side effects are characteristic of antipsychotic medications and should be assessed because they sometimes become irreversible. Increased thirst, urination, nausea, and anorexia are side effects most commonly seen with lithium; dry mouth, altered taste, sexual dysfunction, and dizziness are commonly seen with antidepressants; and bone marrow depression, gastrointestinal symptoms, and confusion are seen most frequently with anticonvulsants.

Answer to Question 2

B
These are characteristic symptoms of complicated grief in which an individual experiences persistent yearning for the deceased person without signs of depression. Bereavement-related depression refers to depression following a loss that consumes every aspect of a person's life; anticipatory grief refers to grief felt in anticipation of a loss; and caregiver grief refers to grief felt by health care providers.